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  • noun Plural form of swim.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swim.

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Examples

  • This tiny catfish can be the size of a cocktail swizzle stick until in swims in a big fish's gill and gorges on blood.

    Millen doesn't deserve banishment from football broadcast lineup 2009

  • Lord Byron used to prove his manliness with epic nude swims from the Lido to the end of the Canal Grande.

    Resist the Urge 2005

  • Lord Byron used to prove his manliness with epic nude swims from the Lido to the end of the Canal Grande.

    Veniceblog: 2005

  • The water where he swims is so cold it can kill a man in five minutes if he is unprotected by a thermal suit.

    Diving Under the North Pole 1976

  • While the schnitzel "swims" in oil at roughly 180 degrees Celsius, the cooking pan is constantly shaken to encourage the soufflé.

    Making the Most of Schnitzel in Vienna Helen Chang 2008

  • Through the mind-hopping Ezili, who "swims" through time and space, the novel's multiple strands exist simultaneously, suggesting that all three characters are, in some sense, plural aspects of a single woman.

    The Little Professor: 2006

  • Through the mind-hopping Ezili, who "swims" through time and space, the novel's multiple strands exist simultaneously, suggesting that all three characters are, in some sense, plural aspects of a single woman.

    The Salt Roads 2006

  • He knew more about 'swims' than his granddaughter.

    The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property John Galsworthy 1900

  • He knew more about 'swims' than his granddaughter.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • He knew more about 'swims' than his granddaughter.

    The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900

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  • swims - a word which remains legible when rotated through 180 degrees (especially when set in upper case)

    January 16, 2007

  • An upside-down word.

    June 2, 2008